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Happymatter Updates!

January 10, 2016

Happymatter is the collaborative design studio by the husband and wife team of Rafael Attias and Nicole Juen. Nikki is one of the amazing faculty at VCFA in the Graphic Design program and Raf is a VCFA MFA in Film and Video alumnus, as well as one of the school’s trustees. (In case you didn’t catch them, Raf and Nikki just launched very sparkly new websites for their personal bodies of work, as well – links are in the preceding sentence!)

Book design for Circle of the Sea, published by The Museum of Natural History

Book design for Circle of the Sea, published by The Museum of Natural History

Happymatter specializes in identity systems, web design, museum books, retail catalogs, product and packaging design, UX design animation and sound design.

Printed material for Clark's Register

Printed material for Clark’s Register

Happymatter recently launched a new website which highlights tons of their amazing work for cultural and commercial ventures.

Printed material for Rhode Island School of Design

Printed material for Rhode Island School of Design

The duo’s web design work is outstanding, notably the subdued online identity for the Van Beuren Charitable Foundation and the ‘little bit country/little bit rock and roll’ approach to the identity, phtography and web design for Rhode Island’s Aquidneck Farms.

Identity design for Sincera

Identity design for Sincera

Nikki and Rafael recently completed the new website design for RISD’s Interior Architecture department, as well.

Identity for the Museum of Natural History and Planetarium

Identity for the Museum of Natural History and Planetarium

Other projects include the stunning identity design for catamaran company Gunboat, editorial design for KEEN footwear, packaging design for a host of companies, and annual reports galore.

Assorted identity work by Happy Matter

Assorted identity work by Happy Matter

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